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On November 8th FIM Europe Deputy/Acting President Martin de Graaff visited the Slovakian Motorcycling Federation (SMF) in Puchov for the celebration of the 25 years jubilee, combined with the Award Ceremony. In all categories the champions filled the podium, and the event was completed by music and dancing shows. The responsible Vice Presidents of all disciplines handed over the trophies together with the President of the Federation Peter Lazar. Above, the MX champions. Martin de Graaff pointed out the role of this very active Federation in the latest 25 years. At the start in Povazka Bystrica in 1993 the SMF had 260 sporting members, this year it has 1.300, to confirm how successful the Federation is. Motocross an Enduro are the most represented disciplines, but also Road Racing, Trial and Speedway are popular in Slovakia. Besides Motorsport, attention for Touring Activities and Road Safety are on the SMF agenda. Above

The Alpe Adria Motorcycle Union elective General Assembly was held on Saturday 8 December 2018, at Autoclub of the Czech Republic at Prague. Representatives of six AA federations ACCR, AMF, AMZS, MAMS, HMS, SMF, plus two guest federations PZM and MS BiH were present at the General Assembly and Commissions meetings. In the first part of the meeting Mr. Attila Nagy, president of AAMU gave information about AAMU new registration in Croatia. After the first part of the meeting, elections have been held: Mr. Attila Nagy was elected as new AAMU president, the appointment of the Vice President Mr. Martin Suchy, the appointment of the General Secretary Mr. Dean Grbac. Also the appointment of the Commission Chairmans was held, the appointment of the Circuit Racing Commission Mr. Martin Hejduk, the appointment of the Enduro Commission Mr. Sandor Sasvari and Vice president of the Enduro Commission responsible for Extreme Enduro Mr.

On Saturday 8 December, the opening competition of the FIM Europe Super Enduro Cup was held at Krakow, Poland, in the context of the Maxxis FIM SuperEnduro World Championship. The Tauron Arena was sold out to host the first round and the Polish fans kept up their reputation for being the most passionate and enthusiastic on the calendar. At the start 36 riders from all over Europe. After a long day of testing, only 14 managed to qualify for the final races. The German rider Robert Scharl (Husqvarna) won the overall thanks to the second position in the first heat for only 3 seconds and after having dominated the final heat. He has also gained the leadership in the Championship. Bury Paul (France - Beta) and Thomas Hostinsky (Slovakia - Husqvarna), finished in second and third position respectively. The next round will be held on 9 February in Budapest, Hungary,

In the weekend from Friday 7th to Sunday 9th December, the follow­ing European races will be held: 8 December - Super Enduro Cup at Krakow/Poland

The FIM CEV Repsol 2019 Provisional Calendar 2019 has been issued and it regards Moto3 Junior World Championship as well as European Moto2 Championship and European Talent Cup. The provisional calendar foresees the first race on April 7th at Estoril (Portugal), to conclude on November 10th at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Spain, with the 8th round. Here below all the dates and circuits of the 2019 provisional calendar.

The last round of European Moto2, Talent Cup and Kawasaki Z Cup was held at Valencia (Spain). Yesterday the quickest of the Moto2™ European Championship riders was Edgar Pons (AGR Team, photo1), who took pole position ahead of the Italian Tommaso Marcon (Team Ciatti) and local rider Héctor Garzó (Team Wimu CNS). Swiss rider Jesko Raffin (Easy Race), champion since Albacete, gained the third row of the grid with the seventh best time, more than a second adrift of the poleman. The youngest riders in the FIM CEV Repsol, competing in the European Talent Cup, are the only ones who still have a title to fight for. José Antonio Rueda (Estrella Galicia) earned pole position after dominating the two qualifying sessions of Group B. Rueda will have his team mate Julián Giral (Estrella Galicia) and Fermín Aldeguer (Bester Capital Dubai) also gained the front row of the grid. But the fight

In the weekend from Saturday 24th to Sunday 25th November, the follow­ing European races will be held: 23-24 November - European Moto2, Talent Cup and Kawasaki Z Cup at Valencia/Spain

The FIM Europe has issued the provisional calendars of all disciplines for 2019. The updated calendars can be found at the following link -> HERE

In this issue, the news about FIM Europe activity in the latest two months: a report of the FIM Europe Club activity in Greece, the FIM Europe Management Council in Poland and the first Meeting of the Sporting Commissions in Fiumicino. Furthermore, an article about the visit of FIM Europe to the Moldovian President and the FMRM, and about the presence of FIM Europe at the UEU Conference on the Economic Dimension of Sport in Vienna, the Italian riders of the past honoured in Imola MXGP and, last but not least, the meeting in Zagreb, Croatia, to prepare the 2019 FIM Europe Congress. The new FIM Europe MAG can be downloaded at the following link:  https://issuu.com/fimeurope/docs/fim_europe_mag_5-2018    

The FIM Europe Commission Meetings continued today with the second session of Sporting Commissions, which followed the first session of Sporting Commissions in October and which will be followed by the Non-Sporting Commissions next January. The 2nd session of the FIM Europe Sporting Commissions in Fiumicino (Italy) The meeting was held, as in the past, at the Tiber Hotel in Fiumicino, near Rome (Italy). In this first session there were the meetings of the Road Racing, Motocross & Snowcross, Enduro & Rally and Vintage Commissions. In this second session, the meetings of Track Racing, Supermoto, Trial, Drag Racing and Motoball were held, with the participation of Sporting Council Chairman Martin de Graaff and of FIM Europe Secretary General Alessandro Sambuco. Joining the meeting, also Armando Castagna, FIM CCP Director and Thierry Michaud, FIM CTR Director. The meetings saw the implementation of the proposals by the various Commissions for the upcoming 2019 Sporting Season. New FIM Europe clothing